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Cake Batter Protein Shake (Dashing Dish variation)

7/30/2012

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I spend way too much time on Pinterest. Seriously. I love all of the wedding stuff, the craft stuff, the food and drink stuff... but it seems like sometimes it sounds awesome, until you try it (microwave protein powder cookies, anyone?), and it ends up terrible (like a piece of rubber). I was worried that this cake batter protein shake recipe from Dashing Dish would be one of them. I mean really, COTTAGE CHEESE?! In my SMOOTHIE?! 

I decided to try it anyway. I usually have a protein shake for breakfast because my tummy doesn't tolerate breakfast very well, but I have to eat something, and it to be QUICK AND EASY. As in, takes fewer than five minutes to make. This fit the bill, so I put my trepidation about cottage cheese aside and tried it. AND IT WAS THE BEST PROTEIN SHAKE I'VE EVER HAD.

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Everything's better with sprinkles. Just ask any three year old.
Cake Batter Protein Shake (from Dashing Dish)

Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Low fat cottage cheese (I use non-fat, 80 calories, 14g protein)
  • 1 Scoop vanilla protein powder (I use Genisoy Natural Unsweetened, 1 tbsp, 37 cal, 8g protein)
  • 3-5 Drops butter or almond extract (I use butter extract, a generous splash)
  • 1 tbs Vanilla sugar free instant pudding mix OR 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and 1/2 tsp sugar free instant pudding mix OR 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (I use pudding mix only, 25 calories)
  • 3-5 Stevia packets (or sweetener of choice to taste) (I use NuStevia or Splenda, 0 calories)
  • 1/2 cup-1cup Water (Alter this according to desired consistency) (I need 1 cup for my Magic Bullet to blend)
  • 5-10 Ice Cubes (Depending on how thick you like it, use less for a thinner consistency) (I use about 5-7, because my Magic Bullet isn't great with ice).
  • Optional:1/2 tsp xanthan gum (I skipped this)
  • Sprinkles for topping!



It's amazing. It really does taste like cake batter, the texture is so smooth and rich, and my version only has 142 calories and 22 grams of protein! You could have that as a SNACK it's so low cal, although I had mine for a late lunch and it was actually filling enough that I'll probably be okay til dinner. It's a good sized smoothie! Even though I was full, I was really tempted to make myself another one, it was that good. My protein powder isn't the most delicious (it's plain, and high protein and low cal) so it gave the shake the slightest chalky taste, but it always does. 

My tummy and lactose aren't exactly friends, but since cottage cheese is lower in lactose than many other dairy products (3g/half cup), I was able to tolerate it fairly well. I have trouble with milk (11g lactose/cup), yogurt (5g/cup), or ice cream (6g/half cup)--even when I take the chewable things before hand. So if you're mildly lactose intolerant like myself, this may still be a viable option. But if you want to be on the safe side, there's now lactose-free low fat cottage cheese from Lactaid (80 calories, 12g protein per half cup)! If you can find it, that is. My local New Seasons does have it.

Hope you find this as delicious as I do! There are tons of variations listed on the Dashing Dish website, and I've tried many of them. They're all very delicious.

Do you have any awesomely healthy and low-cal Pinterest finds?

7 Comments
kendahl link
8/1/2012 11:47:01 pm

You had me at sprinkles. I might have to buy me some protein powder and give this a shot!

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Marilyn @ Lipgloss and Spandex link
8/2/2012 05:18:35 am

You might be able to buy small single serving packets of protein powder to try out instead of a big one, at a New Seasons or Whole Foods or a nutrition store. I don't even use a whole "serving" in a shake.

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Jen
4/15/2014 03:22:00 am

Had everything at home except the sugar free pudding. .on my way out to grab. I hope this is as good as you made it sound..hoping to make this as a breakfast to go alternative! !

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Billy Bob
12/8/2014 10:50:17 pm

can you substitute cottage cheese for Greek yogurt?

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Cditty
4/23/2015 05:26:19 am

What is the carb count here?

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Marilyn @ Lipgloss+Spandex link
4/23/2015 06:30:50 am

The original recipe has 14g of carbs (see what she used here: https://dashingdish.com/recipe/cake-batter-protein-shake/). I don't have the stats for my variation. It may depend on what protein powder you use, and variety of cottage cheese (fat free or low fat) and whether you use sugarfree pudding mix or extract. You can plug in specific brands into myfitnesspal.com or a comparable website.

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Emily
5/1/2015 05:51:28 am

Wait...I got slightly confused. Did you only put one Tbsp. of protein powder in here?

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